2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 12.4 |
| 2 | Michigan | 8 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 12.6 |
| 3 | Penn State | 9 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 16.3 |
| 4 | Maryland | 7 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 5 | Iowa | 11 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 10 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 219 | 21.9 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 9 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 20.7 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 8 | 27 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 9 | 28 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 229 | 25.4 |
| 9 | Indiana | 8 | 26 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 25.5 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 10 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 24.5 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 8 | 32 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 30.6 |
| 13 | Purdue | 10 | 38 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 30.3 |
| 14 | Illinois | 9 | 43 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 323 | 35.9 |